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JOHN NEPOMUK HUMMEL
Hummel: Missa Solemnis / Te Deum David Griffiths (bass) Zan McKendree-Wright (alto) Patrick Power (tenor) Patricia Wright (sop) / TOWER Voices New Zealand / NZ Symphony / Uwe Grodd [ Naxos / CD - released 2/Apr/2004 ] Editor's Choice - Gramophone Magazine May 2004 - "This choir has a remarkable level of control, vocal development and musicality. The fact that they are all trained voices means that an effortless power is available to them, with a wide and dramatic... |
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J. S. BACH
Bach - Secular Cantatas VIII: Celebratory Cantatas Hana Blažíková (soprano), Hiroya Aoki (alto), Charles Daniels (tenor) & Roderick Williams (bass) / Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 24/May/2017 ] "This is a superb issue in a superb series." MusicWeb December 2017 |
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HAVERGAL BRIAN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Brian: Symphony No.1 "The Gothic" Vladimir Dolezal (tenor) / Eva Jenisova (soprano) / Peter Mikulas (bass) / Dagmar Peckova (alto) / Various Choirs / Slovak Philharmonic, Ondrej Lenard [ Marco Polo / 2 CD Box Set - released 2/Feb/1990 ] "Leonard leads a substantial percentage of the adult population of Bratislava in a noble effort, full of excitement, with enthusiastic choral singing and a very good lineup of soloists all vividly if a touch shallowly recorded" ClassicsToday... |
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JAN DISMAS ZELENKA
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Zelenka: Missa Dei Patris, Psalms & Capriccio's Peter Schreier (tenor), Olaf Bär (baritone), René Jacobs (alto) & Ludwig Güttler (corno da caccia, trumpet & conductor) [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 8/Nov/2013 ] "Zelenka was one of Bach's and Telemann's most musically colourful contemporaries." (Gramophone) |
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Art Pepper (alto sax), with Jack Sheldon (trumpet), Russ Freeman, Gerald Wiggins (piano), Leroy Vinnegar, Ben Tucker (bass), Shelly Manne (drums), etc
The Return of Art Pepper - The complete Art Pepper Aladdin recordings - Volume One [ Blue Note / CD - released 2/Dec/2022 ] "Pepper sounds surprisingly good for having been away from recording nearly two years. At this point, he retained the cool and dry tone which would later give way to the torrential playing of his final comeback. The music is vintage West Coast cool,... |
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WILHELM FRIEDEMANN BACH
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Bach, (W.F.): Cantatas Barbara Schlick (soprano) Claudia Schubert (alto) Wilfried Jochens (tenor) Stephan Schreckenberger (bass) / Das Kleine Konzert, Das Kleine Konzert [ Brilliant Classics / 2 CD - released 20/Jul/2007 ] Recorded 15-22 April 1991, Wuppertal-Barmen, Immanuelskirche |
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The Bill Perkins Octet (featuring Bud Shank, alto saxophone, and Bill Perkins (tenor Saxophone)
On Stage: The Bill Perkins Octet [ Pacific Jazz / CD - released 4/Oct/1999 ] Recorded at the Music Box Theatre in Los Angeles on February 9 (1-4, 9) and February 16 (5-8), 1956. |
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GOTTFRIED HEINRICH STOLZEL
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Stölzel - Christmas Oratorio (Cantatas 6 - 10) Britta Schwarz (Mezzo Soprano), Henning Voss (Alto) Jan Kobow (tenor) Klaus Mertens (bass) / Weimarer Barockensemble, Ludger Rémy [ CPO / CD - released 1/Mar/2002 ] Recorded Weimar, Redoute, January, 2000 |
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Cannonball Adderley (alto sax), with Milt Jackson, Wynton Kelly, Percy Heath & Art Blakey
Cannonball Adderley - Things Are Getting Better [ OJC / CD - released 2/Feb/1988 ] This title provides ample evidence why alto Cannonball Adderley is considered one of the masters of his craft. Here he joins forces with Modern Jazz Quartet co-founder Milt Jackson on vibes to create a variety of sonic atmospheres. |
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WILHELM STENHAMMAR
Stenhammar: Sangen [symphonic cantata] / Reverenza / Romeo and Hulia / Romances Charlotta Larsson (soprano) Martina Dike (alto) Lars Cleveman (tenor) Frederik Zetterstrom (baritone) / Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra / Paavo Jarvi (c [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Sep/2018 ] In a way it is odd that Stenhammar may be best known for a comparative trifle - the Entr'acte from the huge cantata Sången ('The Song'). This is an encore for basically all Swedish orchestras touring abroad. So why limit oneself to recording just... |